A 17-year-old student was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following a reported firearms-related incident at Lakeville Pathways Academy, prompting multiple schools in the area to be placed in a temporary “Secure” status.

A 19-year-old St. Paul man is facing multiple criminal charges after authorities say he threatened a resident with a replica firearm, fired a BB gun into a vehicle, and fled from police during a traffic stop in West St. Paul.

A Lakeville man is facing multiple felony charges in Dakota County related to allegations involving the sexual exploitation of very young children, according to a criminal complaint filed in district court on January 30, 2026, and is connected to the BCA investigation in the 17100 block of Dysart Place earlier this week.

The Dakota County Attorney’s Office has charged three young adults in connection with an alleged armed robbery on September 2025 that investigators say was coordinated through Facebook Marketplace and carried out at gunpoint inside an Apple Valley apartment building.

Latest update on the police activity at Dysart Place and 171st Street involving Lakeville Officers and the Minnesota BCA.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has been requested by the Minneapolis Police Department to investigate a January 14, 2026, use-of-force incident involving a federal law enforcement officer in north Minneapolis.

Authorities have released new details regarding the early-morning incident that prompted a shelter-in-place order Saturday in St. Anthony, confirming it stemmed from a fatal stabbing at an apartment complex.

Authorities are still investigating a serious crash that occurred on January 3, 226, at the intersection of County Road 42 and County Road 5 in Burnsville, Minnesota.

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West St Paul Police are investigating a break-in at an antique store on Smith/Annapolis in West St Paul over the weekend, along with other incidents in the Smith/Dodd neighborhood over the last few months.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is investigating after Saint Paul police officers were involved in a shooting Sunday afternoon.

Richfield police are investigating a fatal shooting after residents reported seeing a man dragging what appeared to be a dead body from an apartment early Saturday morning.

Saint Paul police are investigating a homicide after officers discovered a woman dead inside an apartment Friday afternoon.

 A 13-year-old student was arrested Thursday after allegedly bringing a large quantity of pills suspected to contain fentanyl onto the campus of Horizon Middle School, according to the Moorhead Police Department.

An officer with the Department of Homeland Security was injured Thursday morning after an accidental self-inflicted gunshot during a firearms training exercise at the HERO Center in the 10000 block of 85th Street South in Cottage Grove.

New details from the Bloomington Police Department reveal that Wednesday night’s heavy police presence near the Mall of America stemmed from a chaotic and dangerous exchange of gunfire after a 21-year-old suspect opened fire on officers during a traffic stop.

A significant police presence was reported Tuesday evening after an attempted carjacking near 79th Street and Hemingway Avenue, prompting urgent public safety warnings and a continued search for the suspect.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on Highway 61 in Cottage Grove that occurred Wednesday evening.

A Dakota County grand jury has returned an indictment charging 48-year-old Jason Philip Filas of Burnsville with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of 32-year-old Danielle Grace Warren.

A Burnsville man has been charged with second-degree intentional murder in connection with the death of a Faribault man whose body was discovered at Interlachen Park earlier this year.